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Psychophysiological correlates of the disposition effect

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  • Goulart, Marco
  • Da Costa Jr, Newton
  • Santos, Andre
  • Takase, Emilio
  • Da Silva, Sergio

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We assess the psychophysiological characteristics underlying the disposition effect and find that subjects showing greater disposition effect are those who sweat more and present lower body temperature and heart rate.

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  • Goulart, Marco & Da Costa Jr, Newton & Santos, Andre & Takase, Emilio & Da Silva, Sergio, 2013. "Psychophysiological correlates of the disposition effect," MPRA Paper 48227, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    3. Dorow, Anderson & da Costa, Newton & Takase, Emilio & Prates, Wlademir & Da Silva, Sergio, 2018. "On the neural substrates of the disposition effect and return performance," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 17(C), pages 16-21.
    4. Dorow, Anderson & Da Costa Jr, Newton & Takase, Emilio & Prates, Wlademir & Da Silva, Sergio, 2017. "On the neural substrates of the disposition effect and return performance," MPRA Paper 83354, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Marco Pleßner, 2017. "The disposition effect: a survey," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 67(1), pages 1-30, February.
    6. Stephen L Cheung, 2024. "A meta-analysis of disposition effect experiments," Working Papers 2024-02, University of Sydney, School of Economics.
    7. Rau, Holger A., 2015. "The disposition effect in team investment decisions: Experimental evidence," University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics 256, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
    8. Richards, Daniel W. & Fenton-O'Creevy, Mark & Rutterford, Janette & Kodwani, Devendra G., 2018. "Is the disposition effect related to investors’ reliance on System 1 and System 2 processes or their strategy of emotion regulation?," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 79-92.
    9. Rau, Holger A., 2014. "The disposition effect and loss aversion: Do gender differences matter?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 123(1), pages 33-36.

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    Keywords

    disposition effect; psychophysiology of decision making;

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    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior

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